Chapter 132: Chapter 125: Divine Temple, Mysterious Stone, Silk Book

Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew was one of the world’s rarest Spiritual Objects for condensing a Life Talisman!

Not only could it increase a Cultivator’s success rate when condensing a Life Talisman, but it could also reshape their Dao Foundation and elevate their cultivation talent, laying the very groundwork for a future breakthrough to the Life Soul realm.

One only needed to look at the Abyssal Marsh—a region spanning ten thousand miles where only a single Life Soul Cultivator had emerged in several hundred years—to understand just how difficult it was to break through to the Life Soul realm.

If word of this Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew got out, it was impossible to imagine the frenzy that would ensue.

Unfortunately, this single drop of Celestial Dew was too small an amount.

’If I had several bottles of this Celestial Dew...’

A flicker of light passed through Fang Cheng’s eyes, and his heart burned with ambition.

’The Great Dao is within reach!’

He immediately rode his Escape Light and resumed his search for Divine Temples.

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There was no distinction between day and night within the Ruined Tower Space.

Fang Cheng had no idea how much time had passed during his search.

By his count, he had encountered over a hundred Divine Temples and obtained an equal number of strange stones. From them, he had only managed to acquire nine drops of Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew!

The nine drops of Celestial Dew were just enough to fill a small bottle.

His other gains were all Inheritance Silk Books. Most of these were inheritances for Magical Artifacts, Talismans, and medicinal pills, with only a few containing Secret Techniques or Arrays.

However, their quality was rather low, all at the Tier One Mid-Lower Grade level. With Fang Cheng’s current standards, he no longer found them particularly impressive.

One day, he was sitting in meditation before an empty Divine Temple, recovering his Magical Power.

Suddenly, a vortex of purple light appeared in the sky before him. It spun slowly, growing larger until it was about the size of an acre before it stopped.

Fang Cheng waited for a while until his Magical Power was fully restored, then flew into the vortex.

After passing through a vast purple mist, another world abruptly appeared before his eyes.

The sky was overcast.

An endless, gentle rain fell from the heavens, drifting down into the boundless waters below.

Between heaven and earth, there was only a curtain of rain and profound emptiness.

Within the curtain of rain.

An acre-sized cloud of purple mist, swirling into a vortex, floated in the sky.

As Fang Cheng passed through the vortex, he felt a hint of chill.

And again, there was not the slightest trace of Spiritual Qi!

It was like a desert devoid of Spiritual Qi, creating a sense of discomfort, much like a fish out of water.

This was why most Cultivators, after refining Spiritual Qi into Magical Power and undergoing a complete metamorphosis to shed their mortal bodies, were reluctant to return to a Land Without Spirit in the mortal world.

The reason was that a Cultivator’s Qi Sea, meridians, and even their flesh and blood were all intertwined with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. They were like fish in water; leaving an environment with Spiritual Qi was bound to be extremely uncomfortable.

During this time, Fang Cheng relied entirely on his ample supply of Spirit Stones. He kept one in hand at all times, partly to replenish his Magical Power and partly to alleviate the discomfort.

He flew into the drizzling rain, and it wasn’t long before he spotted a Divine Temple in the waters below.

The Divine Statue in the temple was of a valiant female Divine General. She was tall, clad in armor, and wielded two sharp swords.

Fang Cheng used his Divine Sense to trigger the Divine Statue, causing it to animate.

This Divine Statue’s aura was noticeably stronger than the previous ones. Its combat prowess was no less than that of the Outer Disciple Liu Shiyan!

In other words, if an ordinary Elder at the Late Sensing Stage from a Cultivation Family were to enter, they would not necessarily be able to defeat this Divine Statue.

And if it were a common Loose Cultivator at the Late Sensing Stage, they would likely be hacked to death by this Divine Statue.

The only way to succeed would be for several people to join forces and attack it together.

A moment later, Fang Cheng shattered the Divine Statue and saw a brand-new strange stone.

This strange stone had two golden halos around it, completely different from the ones he had obtained before.

As usual, he dissolved the stone fragments and obtained another Inheritance Silk Book.

This scroll recorded the method for refining a Flying Sword. If crafted, it would likely be of Tier One Upper Grade or even peak-grade.

It was comparable to the Cold Wave Radiance Sword and Purple Brilliance Flying Sword in his possession!

’Perhaps this is the second floor of the Ruined Tower...’

A strange thought surfaced in Fang Cheng’s mind.

If each world corresponded to one floor of the tower, then this place would correspond to the second floor. Not only were the Divine Statues stronger than those on the first floor, but the grade of the inheritances was also significantly higher.

He continued forward.

To his surprise, he obtained Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew in the very next Divine Temple!

This drop of Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew had a richer fragrance and was slightly larger. A faint golden light shimmered within it.

’Could it be that Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew also has different grades?’

Fang Cheng was secretly surprised. He had never seen any such record in the ancient texts.

But it was clear now that there was a distinct difference between the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew from the first and second floors of the Ruined Tower.

He suppressed his doubts and continued his search.

Although the Divine Statues on this floor were tougher than before, it didn’t make much of a difference to Fang Cheng.

It just consumed a little more Magical Power!

...

Some more time passed.

Fang Cheng wandered through the second floor of the Ruined Tower, and before he knew it, he had collected three bottles of Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew.

One day, he encountered a vortex of white mist. Curious, he entered it and found that he had actually exited the Ruined Tower and was now outside the stone gate.

’Does the white mist lead in and out of the Ruined Tower?’

Fang Cheng turned his head to look at the Ruined Tower, lost in thought.

He put the matter aside and returned to Purple Cliff Cave.

When Ye Yan and the other two women saw him return, they were all overjoyed. Upon asking, Fang Cheng learned that he had been inside the Ruined Tower for over four months!

He handed the Inheritance Silk Books he had acquired to the three women to organize and briefly recounted his experiences in the Ruined Tower.

At first, Ye Yan was a little curious, but after seeing the contents of the silk books, she lost interest.

In contrast, Die’Er and Wen Qianqian were full of enthusiasm, tirelessly sorting and organizing them.

"Has anything been happening outside these past few months?"

Steam billowed in the bathing pool.

Fang Cheng lay lazily in the water, relaxing his body and mind as he asked casually.

Ye Yan replied softly, "It’s still the same. The Cultivation Association’s reputation is growing by the day, and it’s now able to manage order in the valley. The Zheng Family sent people to take over the Wang Family’s former properties and has recruited many Loose Cultivators as Honored Guest Elders."

Fang Cheng said, "From the looks of it, the Ruined Tower’s full appearance in the world isn’t far off. I’ve only explored up to the second floor. After resting for a few days, I need to go back as soon as possible."

Ye Yan said, "Let me go with you. In a few more months, you’ll have to go back to participate in the Inner Sect trials... If I go in with you to collect the Celestial Dew, we can be faster."

Fang Cheng readily agreed.

For the next few days, he enjoyed a carefree life in Purple Cliff Cave, relaxing completely and easing his pent-up stress and agitation.

Afterward, he and Ye Yan entered the Ruined Tower together once more.

With the experience of his first exploration, he took Ye Yan directly to the second-floor space this time.

Working together, their exploration speed increased dramatically. Compared to the loneliness of exploring by himself, having a companion made things much more interesting, and his mood was completely different from before.

Before long, the two of them found another Purple Mist Vortex.

After passing through the vortex, they indeed arrived in another vast world!

In this world, a thousand miles were sealed in ice and ten thousand miles were covered in drifting snow. As far as the eye could see, there was only blinding white snow that made one’s eyes swim.

The Divine Temples in this space were also covered by heavy snow, which greatly slowed down their search.

Moreover, the Divine Statues in the Divine Temples were now at the level of Inner Sect Disciples of the Yinluo Sect. On her own, without using her Netherworld Heavy Water, Ye Yan couldn’t defeat them at all.

Even when she did use the Netherworld Heavy Water, it took Ye Yan a great deal of effort to finally shatter the Divine Statue.

The strange stones "produced" by the third-floor Divine Statues had three golden halos, and the Inheritance Silk Books within them had reached the Tier Two Lower Grade level.

The Arrays, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, and Pill Formulas were all extraordinary.

Even in a power like the Ye Family, these would be considered rare. If they were put up for auction, they would surely attract bidding wars among many cultivation families.

The true treasures of the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Sect’s Ruined Tower began on this floor.

If a Cultivation Family could obtain just three to five of these Inheritance Silk Books, it would be enough to deepen their foundations and ensure a century of prosperity!

Fang Cheng also had to go all out. Whether he used the Li Hen Demon Light or the Cyan Profound Sword Technique, it still took him more than ten moves to shatter a Divine Statue.

Conversely, his means that surpassed his own realm, like the Vajra Gu, were unexpectedly blocked by a strange divine light from the statue and failed to work.

It seemed as though the Ruined Tower had some kind of "anti-cheating" mechanism that restricted Cultivators from using external items that exceeded their own realm.

The two of them cleared out thirteen Divine Temples in a row before they finally obtained a strange stone containing Celestial Dew.

This single drop of Celestial Dew filled a small Jade Bottle all by itself. Its rich fragrance spread for several miles, a testament to its extraordinary nature.

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